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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
BILL NYE'S RAILWAY PASS.
Lines on Returning the blasted hocu-
ment tn the Genial Giver.
IupsoN. WIS. March 30, 1881


HuDsoN. WIS. March 30. 1881
W. +. WIT, eq, Generd Pase ger Agent
Aichison, Topek "a 81 Smd IL IL, TO'etd
Kan
DEAR SIR: ] inclosc herewith annual
pass No. Q 035 for self and family over
your Justly celebrated road dur ng the
year 1887. also return your photo
graph and the letters you have written
me during the past five wears. VIII YOU
kindly return nine? And 50 tn 5 brief
and beautiful experience j. TO end and
each of us must 60 his own way here
after.
Alas!
To you this may be ea'r' but 1t brings
pang to my heart VIII your gentle
letter of the lst inst cannot wholly
alleviate.
Whenever hereafter YOU look upon
this tear-specklcd pass VIII you not
think Of me? Remember that you have
cast me from you and that am wander
inc across the bleak aud wind-swept
plains sadly enumerating the ties on
my way 10 eternity.
DO not say this TO rcpronch YOU Tor
fear that YOU care FOR another and
so we could not be happy again toge'h-
err. But. oh, do you pause to fully
comprehend the pang IT costs me to
return this pleaSant-faced the pass
with its cond tons on the Tack
|
these lines. turning away ever aud
anon. LAYING aside my trembling pen
to 90 and sit by The CRATE AMI Shudder
and weep and pur out the fire with my
bitter tears, our heart would soften
and YOU would say: "Return, o wand
erer, rcturu''
You do not say in your letter that
have been false 10 YOU or taat have
ever crown cold You do not charge
me with infidelty or fa.Iur. to provide.
You SIMPLY say that il wouli be better
for each to 60 his several ways, for
getting that my several ways are pass
! inc away, passing away.
II is all well enough for you 10 talb
about going your several ways 1ol
have every facility for dong SO. bu
with me it is different Several year
a ago large Northwestern cyclone am
myself tried to pas each other on The
n same track. When the wreckiug cre'
d found me | was in the crot'n OF but
e ternut tree with broken les. ne
that time have walked with great di
fcu'ty. aad to 90 my several ways ha
!, been very serious matter with me.
10 Bat do not want you to think / m
n murmur NJ. accept my doom calmly
IS vet with a slight tin.e Of unavaillng re
n greet.
Sometime. perhaps in the middle
:, the dark and angry night when tn
~ cold blasts wal through the telegrap
4 wires and the crashing ,leet rushes wit
II wild and impetuous fury against IN
windows of your special car. a. YOU
I'd warmly cnsconced in your volaptuou
'.- berth and hear the pitiless WIN Is wit
- hoarse and croupy means chase eae
- Il. ba. &
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
Queer Things About Money.

A woman who bought an old-faShon-
bureau at a second hand store III I n
ciunati discovered secret drawer in
it which contained $500 in gold ana
old bank bills.
Money was so scarce in certa
counties in Southwestern Texas during
the earlier part of the winter. that IN
some instances the skins of jayellna
hogs were used as a circulating medium.
and possum skins were frequently
offered in liquidation OF grocer, bills.
Squire Royal, the tax collector OF
Taylor County, Pa, took out we'll
worn overcoat to sell to an old clothes
man few days ago aud found $3.50
in b lis rolled up in sheet OF note
paper The Squire is confident that
the money i. his own, but he has no
recollection OF having placed it N the
pocket
A Chicago gambler who had been
plar.ng in hard luck. borrowed a
counterfeit silver dollar from friend
and made straight for the nearest
faro bank. He met with phenomenal
success. and on quitting the game was
1921 ahead. As he was leaving the
place he boasted of hi, tr ok, and WIS
at once ANONYMOUSLY kicked into the
street.
John Mooroe, q young man living
with b., widowed sister in the northern
part Of Georgia, was d ggng hole
for potato bin in his cellar the other
dav. when h spade broke open an
eArtAen POI containing S1,4s0 in gold
The coin had been buried by IS SIS
ter's husband during the war, an'
subsequently, forgotten.
A Young farmer in DcS Moincs Coun
~. Ia. who had saved mp $500 in banl
bills. wrapped piece Of paper aronn'
them and stuck the roll mp the Gimme,
I'm his bedroom for ,ate-keeplng. On
cold afternoon II mother put stow
in the room and built "a rousing fire il
it. and when the young man returned
to supper only the charred remnant
of the notes could be found.
Some months ago lady living j
Butler. Ga, through fear Of the deprc
dation of tramps, put $40 in ban
notes in pastcboard box and buried
in the ward near the wood-ple. Las
week she went ont to get it and foun
that the box and bills had been ball
mutilatcd bv wood ice. She has sen
the notes to The bank which issue
them for redemption
The pet cat belonging TO Mrs Lu5
Cain. of Hannibal, Mo, brought
mouse into the parlor recently, N
. with it small piece of paper none
Mrs. Cam thought nothing about Il
+ occurrence until one day last wee
c when she discovered that n roll of bill
was missing from her bureau drawe
Is Then she put two and two togethc
o and began a vigorous search OF &
" premises The missing bills were fin;
b. ly unearthed in a corner of the cella
Is where colony of nice had made ne
= Of them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
A Terrible Affection

A phys clan says that man WI
but one ear can hear just as well -
man with two. but he cannot lo'a'
the sound. The man with but ono G"
deserves our sympathy. When d.
hears a small boy making an intern,
racket after dark by drawing sue
across the fence palos he doesn' kno'
in what direction 10 hurl the brick
instnctively grabs. -AOrristo0a ID
aid
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

C,rrtE-Markct .teaIv md strong hip
ming steer. $50 20 100 lbs ) as 10;
stockers and feedersS ga cows, bulls
and mixed,S2 l,0e4; bulk, s. t93 %
Uoes-Market frmer for good rough
and mixed s. 2odj q. packing and ship
ming. s. tt,0G; light 81 g m1 o. sklPs,
B. aOd4 5. 1870.
c,vyp--N,arket strong; natives, $685. so;
westorn 81 1SDI %: lamb-, - .NtGS1 o'58.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

"A friend of Commissioner Sparks asserts
that le is very sore over the fact that he
WAS so complely overruled by Acting Secre-
tary Muldrow In the matter of the indemnity
lards Of the Omaha railroad and the Bayfield,
branch and that he is seriously contemplating
the advisability Of tendering hi, resignation.
This friend asserts positively that the COM
missioner has told several of his intimate
associates that as soon ss the president re-
turns he will tender his resignation and ask
that 1t be Immediately accepted. II the COM
missioner phould take it into his head to adopt
this course there would be no one more
pleased than the secretary of the interior and
his assistanta
The department of state has been off,
cially advised Of the appointment Of Sir
Charles Tupper, Of Canada, as ono of the
British fishery comm ssioners This last ap-
pointmen', It'll believed, completes the Brit
ish commission, whic will consist OF Joseph
Chamberlain, Sir LIONEL West, British min
lister to the United State, and Sir Charles
Tupper 1t is learned at the department. of
state that the approaching negotiations will
be confined to the subject of fisheries; and
that this government has mover contemplated
or propos I'd discussion Of the subject of
commercial upion by negotiations.
Tho repeated evictios OF settlers from
the unearned land grants OF the St Paul and
Sioux City railroad has been brought to the
attention OF the Attorney General Garland by
States Attorney General Baker, OF Iowa, in a
letter il which hs appeals for federal a,s:st-
arce in projecting the settlers until the ques-
ton OF the'r right to the lands cid by them
can be determined by the cour. The attorney
general referred the letter 10 the secretary OF
tho interior for sue suggestions as he may
EN- roper under the rcums ances. The
at orney general, 81: ak ny of tie matt,r, said
it was brought to his notice abo it "a year ago,
but was not then IN such shape as called Tor
action on tho part Of The government.
Civil Service Commissioner Oberly has
supplemented his letter to the Illinois Demo-
crat association by an order, the intention Of
which is to prevent active politicians from be-
coming members Of the boards OF civil servic,
examiners. The order is as follows:
No person in the public service who is .
member of any political committee or any as
sociation organized for the purposes or en-
gagged in the work Of promoting the interests
Of any political party, shall be eligible to
membership on any "board of examiners"
This order will stand as the action of The COM
mission unless, upon the return of
Commissioners Lyman and Edgerton, they
shall both approve of the action Of tho COM
missioner in charge.
-lhe interesting and impo- tant prohibi-
ton liquor case OF tho Sta o of Z Al sas asainst
Feibold 4 Hageln, brewers and distilers,
was argued in the United States Supreme
court Tho ca . arises under Sec 10 OF the
prohit tory law o: Kansas which provides for
the shutting up h al places. which manu-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
INDUSTRIAL WORLD.

Tho report comes form ST. Louis that
number Of the lead smelling firms Of the
western states and territories and leading ore
dealers Of Mexico have entered into combi-
nation to keep up prices
In his annual report TO the secretary of
tho interior, Land Commissioner Sparks
speaks Of the ''present wasteful and fraud
inspiring system of disposal of the public
lands, and intimates that there is much room
for improvement in the laws upon the subject.
Freight brakemen ON the Chicago and St.
Paul railway when or rdered to take out double
header ira ins at Sanl orn, Iowa, refused to do
80, and quit work. The order was revoked
and the men went back to their trains, which
left with single engine.
Land Commissioner SparkH' report shows
that since March 4, 1885, that 81, 1874, 4Sl acres
has been restored tc the public domain. The
entries and selections 1or the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1887, embraced 25, Ill, 400
acres, and of Indian land 746GS7 acres,
making total of 25, $50. t3S. an increase
over the year 1885 OF 3, 733, Ala acres, and an
increase of 4 4,s62, ,524 rs compared with the
fiscal year of 1886 The receipts from dis
posals Of public lands are 0,763, ,02l; from
the sales OF Indian lands 81, 49, .202; total
sl2, ,26S 22i, an increase over 1856 of 50, 237,-
727, and compared with the fiscal year of 1855
of So, GAS, CPS; to which is to be added s., 20l
for certified copies OF records, making the
total receipts from all sources s12, 29S, COS
Much vigorous kicking is being done at
Claremont, D. T., because of the inability of
the Manitoba railway TO furnish the nece.-
sary cars for shipment of wheat The ele-
yat rs and W 4reh uses are filled to their ut
most capacity, AMI farmers are obliged to haul
their wheat home after bringing it TO market.
Farmer, and shippers hang around the depot
all night gobble onto the the first empties and
take them by main force Payments and OBJ
legations are coming dus and farmers are uu-
able to meet them on count of not being
able to to di pose Of that only commodity
whereby they can realize any money.
The board of railroad commissioners have
been appealed to in the matter.
THE National industrial reform conven-
ton met in Springfield, ILL.,. Friday and Satur-
day. 1t was composed Of Representatives of
all the different political labor and reform
parties in this country, and the prohibition
party was strongly represented Miss Francis
E. Willard took part. The national commit
tee OF the United Labor party WAS present.
George Francis train was among the dis
inguishsd delegates pre:ent There were
some GOO delegates at the convention, repre-
senting every portion of the union.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
THE FAR EAST.

-Rumors sro persistently circulated in
Paris to the effect that Gen. Boulanger has
resigned his commission in the army. The
order relieving Con. Boulanger from his
comm and, and pacing him under arrest, di-
rects that he be paced under arrest for
thirty days. During that period the minis or
will decide whether or not Bculanger shall
be deprived Of his command. Tho radical
members Of the chamber Of deputies have
decided to make Gen. Bou'anger the can i
date for that body il he resigns or is remov-
cd from his command Farther complica-
tions are Imminent
-Dhuleep Singh has prepared An appea, to
the natives Of British India which is being
printed on the Irish secret press in Paris
Dhuleep and the Irish patriots are singing the
same tune-down with the British tyranta
1t Is low said that there was no fouuda.
ton 10 tho story 'ha' Dom Pedro, emperor Of
Brazil, wss about to abdicate his throne.
"A Mon real special sta es that deer
mined fight i, going on betweea the city ooun-
ci', . majority Of whom are Roman Catholics,
and the ptote slant ci izens abou the question
ofSabbath observance. A bylaw has been
introduced to permit the sale Of cigars and
fruit on Sunday afternoon, and this is Bit
terry opposed by Protestan's who desire to
have Puri on Sunday. uhiol will not suit
the c. holics At all The ms tor will possibly
bc carried to the imoeria' privy council
After all the evidence was submitted In
the Mitchelstown inquest. Harrington asked
that a verdict of wilful murdar be reknrnad
against head Constable Brownrigg and tho
five policemen who fred under his orders,
Harrington accusing Brownrigg Of delib-
erately planning the murder. The jury re-
turned verdict OF murder against Brownrigg,
sergeants Herman, Rider and Brennan and
Constable Gowan.
"A snow storm, accompanied by thunder
and lightning, prevailed in England and
Wales on the 18th The roads in Wales were
blocked with snow.
For tho first time since the revolution Of
179S, the religious festivities connected with
the festival Of St Dennis were suppressed in
Paris
Several Of tho suppressed branches of
the League in tho county Of Cork held meet
ings without the knowledge Of the police.
Several secret meetings were hold in the Nit
chellstown district At Ballygibliu meeting
was held in open defiance of Law, and Father
Sexton in speech defied the government to
intimidate the people in an honest and open
combination.
"A Sofia dispatch says tho government
candidates are elected.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
GENERAL PARAGRAPHS.

DIR. A. NJ. Hamblin, oue of those evcted
in O'Brien county, Iown, writes to friends in
Minneapolis, that the half has not been told
Of the horrors of the evlctions Many OF the
families are living on the ublic hi .hways in
tents made Of quilts and sheets Old men of
10, manned soldiers and widows have lost
their homes and are sleeping on tho cold
ground. The British syndicate has taken
their teams aud milk cows to pay the cost of
evictions. There are twelves families ev cd.
"A fearful epidemic OF typhoid fever is
raging at Iron Mountain, Michigan. Over 100
people are down with the disease, and from
two to seven funerals occur daily. The local
physicians are i'll and exhausted and medical
aid has been summoned from Chicago
The Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonic mail and express, which left Elpaso,
Texas, the other evening, was stopped four
miles out of tho city by three masked men,
While two covereG the engineer and fireman
with sheir revolyers the thi d ian back to t. .
mail car and threw bomb against the door.
The explosion which followed shattered the
door and side of the car into splinters. The
agent WAS dazed and badly frighted by the
shook, but u1injured He recovered HIM
self, however, and poured charge from a
double barreled shotgun into the brea t OF
the robber. who had jumped into the car
killing him instantly. The others fed
"A woman named Reed, for four years sail
ing under the alias of Lawrence, was arrested
at Cherokee, Iowa, and taken to Dubuque for
trial before the United States commi sioner,
on the charge of defraudlng the government
by drawing pension for four years as tie
widow of an old soldier, when really during
that time she has boon married to farms
named Lawrence, residing near Anamosa
George Rsol, her husband, d cd in 1864. The
woman denies ever having married Lawrence,
but the government has produceI witnesses
to the ceremony, and Lawrence Las been ar
rested as an ACC ssory.
DR.. Wall, president Of the board of
health Of Tampa, Florida, has telegraphed
Surgeon General Hamilton that the disease
which has created such scare in that city is
unquestionably yellow fever.
Alta sessi Of the Knights OF Labor as
sembly at Minneapolis, resolution was
adopted expressing sympathy for the printers
Of that city who are after sn increase of
wages.
The first snow storm of the season oc-
CURED the 11th, at points in Wisconsin and
Michigan.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Anarchist Parsons writes long letter
to Governor Oslesby in which ne emphah-
cally states that he pre- fers hanging to i'm
prisonment for life. There is a possibility
that his wishee will be complied with.
"A farmer named Lawrence Dolan, aged
45, OF Pleasant township, Cass county, Iowa,
WAS fata ly shot by young man named ID
Ian, his next neighbor, over division fence
and a quarrel over law suit about some
cattle.
The J. C Baird & Co. bank at s..
Charles, Illinois, was robbsd Of $4,000 The
SAFE was blown to pieces by dynamit,.
Robert Giles, colored, was hanged at
Dallss, Texas, for III, murder o. Albert WI
son, also coored.
The verdio. of the coroner in the Kouts'
disaster has bcen made public. 1t says the
accident was the result of the negligence of
the train dispa atcher of the road, in permitting
the passenger train to attempt to run with
disabled engine, knowing tina; the fast freight
train was only a few minutes behind it, and
by negligence or carelessness of Engineer
Dorsey, Of The freight train, in running his
knowing that tho pa is,pger tia was but q
short stance in alvanos of his train, with a
dis .bled engine. Itcensures the company for
allowing crippled engine pulling a passen-
ger train to be on the road few minutes in
advance of the fast fr Ugh.
Private alvices state that the ranchers
pursued ana caught five of the abauctors of
;,,S nj ~
once executed thsm Senior Berrsra, it Will
be remembe ed, wa, captured by these ban
dts near his rancho on the Texas side Of the
river, and hell eight days until $500 was
paid by his family for release. The ban
dts revealed, before being killed, the partic-
ulars Of the plot to capture Mr.. Yturna, of
Browsville, one of the largest and most
p ointment capitalists, merchan 8 aed rancho
owners on the 'front.' r, and hold him also for
ransom.
"A great eensation was created at Stafford
Springs, Conn, when the factbccame known
that II. s. Hicks, cashier Of the Stafford Ma
tional bank, was adefaulter to a large smou t.
Upon the banks door was posted a notice
that the Institution was clos d pending an in
veshgation. The total loss to the bank will
be over s1O0,0Ol TIL cashier confesses to
have AIKEN $3.50 O. He is apron nent mem
ber OF the church
"A young man named Melvin Davis was
precipi;ated from the roo OF he c sea G
MIL elevator at Sioux Falls, u. T., aud re-
ceived fatal injuries He fell o. distance of
about sixty feet He was gagged in tarrns
the roof.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
stock Notex aud Erperfcnce.

Mora thar GA GOo OOO n,rtb of h;ao,
we're handled in ,uso cbicaoo last n vn,r - n'oes
IF Won want to cot he fni, canoc;,, on.
of vonr borsas w;,Sort ;ninrr nsa us 10y ou'
t;on NJ tho beo;nn;nn ~ ayary tasi, ns ~,
nose mon them w. '''A } ou LII
handful Of iinseed meol fed n aoo,
cow or horse saw three iimes q woaL ;i ";ii
NOT only reon,ate tha bownis ond We, ,no.a W.,
haa,th Int also ionson Jhe civ @ pa p9moae ,,ua
vent hide. bonnd. w 'A'A NV pie-
In New Mexico. where sbean oro La,t
away from habitations. II is ALWAYS tbe
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20

the Judge had only fainte' but it was found
that hs died almost Immediately aftr max
ing an s'cquens speech of welcome to the
distinguished guests.
Rev K. R. Kerr, D. D.. editor OF the
United Presbyterian, and one Of tbs foremost
preachers Of his church, died at PittsbusS
after prolonged illness DR.. Kerr was IN
his Uth year.
Minnie Demorse. adopted daughter OF
James Henderson, Of Manistee, Mich, con-
fesses to poisoning her foster fathers COWS
to get rid Of having to milk them She set
fire to Henderson's house five times and
smoshercd baby of Henderson'., who died
s few weeks ago suddenly, because she didn't
want to nurse it The girl is only II years OF
age.
Senator SENEGAL, a wealthy railway mag
nate of Montreal. is dead
Maurice Simmons, who was formerly in
the cigar-imporiing business in New York,
and who for several years had regular
customer in General Grant, committed sui
cde at LOUSY lie. Ky.
Hon Randolph Tucker, OF Virginia, has
been engaged by the anarchist defense com-
mittee to assist them in taking the c'se be-
fore the United States Suprem, O ,urt
John b. Owens. who wa, arrested for
participation IN re ent robbery O. he Pa
cifc ex ress on the Iron Mountain railway,
admits that he took the none, but claims
that i g does not know what has become of it
and that he was drunk when the acs was com
mltted
The presiden. a, appointed Thaddeus
Pound, of Chippewa Falls, Wis. George
Stoneman, Of Los Angeles, Cal and Thee.
Co k. of Cincinnati, O., commissioners 10 ex-
anime ald report up IN two sections of rail-
road anu telegraph lins constructed by the
Central Pacific Railroad company, successor
to the Ca ifornia and Oregon Rail Dad COM
pany.
The duchess OF Cumberland, who Wal
put in an insau asylum som, months ago,
has completely recovered her reason and ha.
left that institution
William D. Rowel, prominent Mason of
Freeport, Illinois, dled the other nj yht
Mrs Jerominh Gordon, aged ninety-two
years, mo ther Of Conductor Jerry Gordon, of
tho Illinois Central railroad, died at her home
in Galena, Illinois, Of old age. She settled in
Galena upward of thirty-five years ago.